Baseball-game apparatus



Jan. 13, 1931. w. w. DEGLER BASEBALL GAME APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed Feb. 4, 1929 INVENTOR.

24 WlLUAM W. DEGLER,

\ ATTORNEY.

Jan. 13, 1931.

Original Filed Feb. 4, 1929 I w. w. DEGLER 1,788,708

BASEBALL GAME APPARATUS 2. Sheets-Sheet 2 SCORER seem-:2

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Patented Jan. 13 1931 v I VWILVLIAMI'W. DEeLER OF Ci J'MBERLANbQ MAR Y LAN-I J f i BAsEBAI iLeA h APPARATUS 1. Application filed FebfuryAQlBfiQSerial mes- ,406." iie ewea u e s, 1 930. e

My invention; relates to vgame apparatus ofthe.aerialprqjectile type. r y In Yztecordfnce wit yide g m apparatus ,.e mbdyi1ig atarget SO 1 construeted thatf prdje'etiles ,[such es balls; are thrown atthe ta rg'et iri the playing of a.

' game, :.in' a cerdaii'ce with the general rules bf;playing'basebiill.v @Tlm myin of the game- ,isl. interesting afl'oricls' excellent. exercise. "The target is s 0 constructed that itinziy be readily separated and assembled andipartsfthereofmay be renewed,'ifneces sary. The-targetis constructed for. the,;. 1'ev tl irn 'ef fthe balls; theflrunways receivingjthe ,ba 11s indicatinglto some ,extent fthe charac- 'ter dflthe' play." I h 1.111 the accompanying drawing, fermin'gg'a part of this 'slpecificatio'n, and ji'n which like n'um'erg'1eIereemployed to .dee'ignate like {Fi' HIQfI iS a from, el 'vatibn qf game 3gppareituSembOdyingmy invention; ff i F ure? 2 is amend elevati e (of the-sam taken Ton' line of Figural; i H FigureAiS gQ- 1Q igitudinal; seqticn taken'Qn 1i1ie6f3iig1irer2,j i

' i Figl'ir 13 w de .ele 15am bf dim "the t n p f1 1 t "F gure 615 a plan ew theseOrebQimrcl,

" fFigurefl7isa fragmentary-plan view fthef; Y W I I w v I H r J *waysf27, ;whereby the balls are fed into:

's'eparateqrunways and'by'this operationythe 1 character :Lqf the play is indicated, to '91 certaiH'eXtentLJ m v Theh imeral28idesigi1ates a slat arranged e ztd vane bf the curtzrin IQ, ends] en agin the upper surfaces. of the bottom f I ballmeturnracewgpy. p r :In the drawings, whereinffor the pl'ir'poe eff illustration, {is' Shown a preferred, embedi'ment of myf inventiqnfthe "supporter I frame of/the target, embedies Sides 110,}each 0'1 whichinchidee'frbiit arid rea rgpests :11 f k l 11 T se-f t and rea ,pflst a 9 neared by top ui-peer bars 1'3,rigid1y jat h JIiy' invention, I pro- 1' .f Figure 43 is i a transversefvertieal -.-eectiqn Jed by' horizon ibrrs l4'bps r ihereto L- ifgislars2z the bars 14 fr'orii thelsidee the frame Of i s aiid 19 "formed of fcjariv asr Qr bth qijj ble fiex bleimater alg ThGSG -GUIHLIDS aiepr'o:

The hu rieral 2.5 designates slate, arranged 12. 5 The islalts T25? have cerreepondingj ends theiredf irestinjg" u on the lower "strip 1 1 i he, ft; i566 --Pa 1 r y Fi re 3' w h" f tat y" i j erdf ip "26 ng abovfl fiche-Same, 'Thejepposite ends bf these slats rest upon the right-end strip 14,--:as 'shown, 1 end my; be held to thepst'rip' 1451b "any 1 suitable means, suh 1 are screwsor the like. The strip 114m the right. has its upper u rOd'sflZl i iei ovsphly mountedf Within notches 22-30mm in theltop 'horizoni;a1",strip s 13p I At theirlowergeiids, the are pr wid id witl lhms 23, r ivifne slats 2w posedjbetween'the strips ltsfa sishown.

fa ce at an elevationb'elow'the upper surface 1 eft'he strip '14, tothQ-left,andhenee' the slats 1 25 (l are inclined downwardly to the right. 7 These slets cor-act with therespectiYe cur-. ,tains; roducing channel's through which the slats .disehrge iiito separate return run T strips 14', *behind the front post 11. I- The s1at28 may be horizontally arra'ng ed'. The 1 1M 8 i he 'd with x e hem' f rm d p at its, i werd i w balls rOH'frOmbetWeen the,'c11rtains.f The"f 33, formed in the, front ends oft-he strips 14. The canvas or flexible element 30, forms 'a trough for catching the balls, which strike. the curtain 19, without passing through the same. It desired, a separate return runway may be provided for the pocket 30, or its ends may remain closed by the strips 14, as shown.

The curtain 19 is provided with a diamond shaped figure or design 34, including preferably diamond shaped openings 35, separated by" strips 36." The numeral 37 .desig nates a closed diamond shaped zone, completing the diamond shaped design. This ball zone .37 is formed by marking the cut portion of the curtain 19. Y

The next curtain 18, to the rear; Figure 5, r

is provided with a diamond shaped figure 38, including diamond shaped openings 39, and diamond shaped strike zones 39'. -The strike? Zones are formed by the uncut portions of the curtain 13. Certain ,-openings register with the openings 39,.while the remaining openings 35 register with the strike zones "39'. i 4 The curtain at the rear of p the curtain 18, has a group of 'diamond shapedopenings 49,'.corresponding in arran ement to the size as the openings 35 and 39. The out zones are formed by marking the uncut portions of the curtain 17,-as shown. The pun poseot making the openings 40 smaller'than the openings 39 is toincrease the hazard,

.ure4. In Figure 6, I have showna score card adapted for usein connection with the tan I also equipped .with apertures 43 ,for receiving a peg for keeping. count {of :the outs,

rendering it: more difiicult for the balls'to pass throughthe openings 40.- The curtain 16211; the middle- 1s regarded as home plate,

and the other openings asfirst base, second b388,,ELIlClti1lId base, as indicated in Figget or apparatus. This card has-a diamond figure 41, formed thereon, representing the total areas of the combined. designsof the curtains 17, 18 and- 19; -The ball .zone 37 of the curtain 19 is marked Ballf. The

strike. zones 39 of the i curtain 1.18, are marked Strike. The'openings '40 upon the "score board are marked, H, First base,Sec

0nd base, Third base, and have apertures 42 for receiv ng a peg; The-score board is anditables 44 for freceivingthe names of each player, and the innings l ,theplayers, the number of runs.,ma de "made.

In the use of the apparatus, the ordinary rules employed in playing baseball are utilized, as far as possible. The game maybe played by two teams, and each team may consist of any suitable number or" players, usually from one to nine. The player throws the ball toward the target and continues to pitch until a score has been made, either a strike out or a base, or home run obtained. When the ballis thrown at the target, it may strike the front curtain 19. If 1t. strikes the curtain entirely. outside of the diamond shaped. design, each throw is counted as a foul, the first two being regardedas strikes, H i

If the ball strikes the ball zone 37, within the diamond shaped figure, it is counted as a ball, and four of these balls would entitle the player to go to first base. .If this occurs, the peg is inserted in the openings 42, Figure 6, indicating that the man has reachedfirst base. The next player'proceeds in thesame manner, and if thelballisthrown' through the openings 35,hittingthe strike zone 39, it is counted as astrike, the ball falling upon the slat 25 between. the cu'rtains l8 and'19, and discharging to the return .run'way. Upon the next throw, if the ball passes through the opening 35' and strikes the out zone 40, about the openings 40 in the curtain 17, the ball falls upon the slat 25 between the curtains 17 and 18, and this counts as out. Q This player will have made one strike and'then is out. The next player throws the ball and if'it passes through the opening 35 and through thesecond base opening 40, in the curtain 17, a two base'hit has been The peg at first base will now be advanced to third base and the last player will place his peg at the secondbase aperture 42.

In this manner, each player throwing the ball may either take a basejon balls, strike out, become out on aplay, or obtain a first, second or third base, or home run play, de-.

pending upon through which of theopen-j. ings .40 his ball isthrown. {Each side continues to play until three outs are made,

when the other side playsj Itisto be understood that the form of my invention, herewith'shown and described, is

to. be taken as'a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape s ze and arrangement of'parts, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit off'm'y invention or'the scope of the sub- 1. In game aparatus, a support, a plural- "ity of curtains arranged upon the support maining curtains-having a smaller number;

of openings each of which 'is arranged" in substantial alignment with one ingsfin the front curtain.

of the open J 2. In'garne apparatus, a support, a curtain having openings for base hits-with out .zonessurrounding such openings, a second curtain in advance of the first curtain and having larger openings registering withthe' .base hit openlngsrand .Fout 'zones and I alsolhavingstrike znes,:and athird cur.-

tain advance of the second curtain and having larger openings registering with the base hit openmgs' andfout zones and also having strike izonesfand a thir dcur- V talnlnadvance of1i the}second curtains and a having openingsiexpos ng the openings and strike zones of the -secondncurtain, said third curtain also having a ffball zone;

l jv I 4 111. game apparatus, a support, a curtain arranged upon said support and having hall 7 receiving openings formed therein which represen't'hom'e, first, secondiand third-bases, a second. curtain arranged .in}advance of the -firstc'urtainandhaving ball receiving 'open- 7 ings formedtherein which register with the first named ball receiving openings, the secondcurtain also havlng strlke zones arranged near its ball receiving openings,' and; a third curtain disposed in advance of the second curtain and having ball receiving openings exposing the openingsinthe second curtain: and also the ,strike zones-i 5. In garne apparatus, a support, a} plurality of, curtains associated with the sup '7 port, rods attached to the upper ends of the curtains and engaging'the top of the support to suspendthe-curtains in spaced -rove'rlapping relation, certain of the-curtains g h ghaving ball receivlng openings,:slatscre1nov- 1 '1 ably mounted inj the lowerfportionof the supportf and arranged upon oppositesides t of the curtains to engagewith the lower ends thereof .toretain them in place, and to provideraceways for the balls. c 5

raceways, and separateball receiving race ways leading from said. slats.

7 In-game apparatus, a support, a plurality of spaced overlapping curtalns arranged therein, certainof the curtains having openings, inclined slats arranged between the lower ends of the curtains and co-acting with the curtains forproducing ball receiving raceways, and 'a trough arranged in adr t i V a v ,75 7 Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature.

,vance ofthe forwardmost curtain WILLIAM W; DEGLER.

6. In game apparats,a support,"a plui curtains and detachahlyengaging thetop of the support tos'uspend the curt-ainsin spaced j I v verlappingrelation, certain ofthe curtains having-hall receiving openings,-rods attached'to the low'er'ends of the curtains'and arrangedwithin the support, inclined; slats removaloly mounted within the lower end of the support and" disposed upon opposite sides of'the curtainsand co-actingwith the] "rality ofcu'rtains associatedwith the supviport,;rodsfattached tothe'upper endsof the v 1 lower rods rforholding the lowerjeiidspf 1 a i the curtains in place, said slats :co-acting" with" the curtains to produce ball receiving 

